Archer Birrell, a fourth-grade teacher at Hillside Elementary, will receive the California Casualty Award for Teaching Excellence. Birrell is one of 45 public school teachers who will be presented this prestigious award at the NEA Foundation’s Salute to Excellence in Education Gala next February in Washington, D.C. Hillside Elementary will receive ...
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September 2019 Board Meeting Report
Board meeting convened at 5 p.m. and the board adjourned into an executive session. Board Meeting Reverence - Taylorsville High School Madrigals Recognitions The board recognized the Skyline High MESA Team for taking first place overall in the MESA USA National Engineering Design Competition in Arizona. The board recognized Cottonwood ...
Two GSD Students Earn National Awards of Merit in PTA Reflections Contest
Marlo Harmer of Churchill Jr High and Joshua Johnson of Fox Hills Elementary each received national recognition in this year's PTA Reflections contest. The Reflections contest invites students across the country to create original works of art in response a student-selected theme. Students submit their completed works of art in one or all of the ...
National Award for Cottonwood High Swim Coach
Cottonwood High School swim coach Ron Lockwood was just named the West Coach of the Year for Boys Swimming & Diving by the National Federation of State High School Associations. Coach Lockwood was nominated by the UHSAA as the most deserving recipient for this honor amongst coaches of the sport in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, and ...
Cyprus High student earns gold medal at national FCCLA meet
Cindy Torres Gutierrez had incredible success at the Family, Careers, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) national competition in Atlanta, Georgia. Cindy, a junior at Cyprus High School, competed in the area of Career Exploration, earning a coveted gold medal award for her presentation. She has plans to be a cardiac surgeon. We are so ...
Hunter High automotive team rolls in national competition
Two automotive teams from Hunter High School recently traveled to Las Vegas to compete at the national Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Engine Challenge as part of the national Speciality Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show. One of the teams made it to the top 4, and are invited to compete at the next round of the competition for a shot at earning ...
Evergreen Jr. High students create ornaments to accompany National Christmas Tree
Evergreen Jr. High is one of 56 schools across the country to create one-of-a-kind ornaments for the 2018 National Christmas Tree experience in Washington, D.C. The Evergreen students' handcrafted ornaments will adorn the tree representing Utah, which will be part of a circle of 56 smaller trees that surround the National Christmas Tree. The ...
Nine Kennedy Jr. High students heading to national History Day competition
Granite students performed exceedingly well at the Utah History Day competition, and several are heading on to the national phase. The History Day contest calls on students to conduct historical research on a topic of their choice. Students then present their research in a specific format (website, historical paper, performance, etc.). First and ...
Elk Run student wins state National Missing Children’s Day poster contest
Every year the U.S. Department of Justice invites fifth-graders across the country to create artwork on the theme "Bringing Our Missing Children Home" as part of National Missing Children's Day. Sierra Carr of Elk Run Elementary submitted a poster design incorporating her favorite design elements and the profound caption, "No matter where you ...
Four projects from GSD students heading to National History Day competition
The Utah History Day state competition recently wrapped up, and seven Granite students have advanced to the national round in Washington, D.C. Thousands of Utah students participate in National History Day in their schools every year. The 2015-2016 competition invited students to explore the theme Exploration, Encounter, Exchange in History. ...